Possibility of Naval Reserve Unit in Yukon
On December 2, the Minister of National Defense and Yukon Premier signed a letter of intent for the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) to establish a Naval Reserve presence in Canada’s…
Volunteer Reserve Officers’ Decoration
Context This long service decoration is for 20 years of service as a commissioned officers in the Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve. Eligibility and Criteria Awarded for service by commissioned…
HMCS Vancouver Conducts Rare ASW Exercise
HMCS Vancouver had a busy three weeks between October 12 and November 1, 2024, as they conducted Exercise SAMA SAMA in the Philippines and Exercise KEEN SWORD in Japan as…
NATO Foreign Ministers Discuss Ukraine and Middle East
Meeting in Brussels on Tuesday (December 3), NATO Foreign Ministers welcomed His Majesty King Abdullah II of Jordan for a discussion on NATO’s southern neighborhood and how best to work…
Canada Transfers Command of SNMG2 to Turkey
Royal Canadian Navy Commodore Matthew Coates handed over command of Standing NATO Maritime Group Two (SNMG2) to Rear Admiral (LH) H. İlker Avcı of the Turkish Navy on December 3rd,…
How Whiskey Destroyed a Ship: The Green Hill Park Tragedy
On March 6, 1945, a series of powerful explosions rocked the center of the port city of Vancouver, located on the Pacific coast of Canada. Window glass was blown out…
Russia Slams Western Arctic Military Prescence
Western countries are building up their military presence near Russian borders in the Arctic in order to better position themselves to get at the region’s rich natural resource base, Russian…
River Class Destroyer (Canadian Surface Combatant)
Overview The River-class Destroyer (RCD) Project, formerly known as the Canadian surface combatant project, is the largest and most complex shipbuilding initiative in Canada since World War II. The Royal…
StandardAero to Repair US Navy 501-K34 Turbine Engines
Under an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract worth over $80 million from the United States Department of Defense (DOD), StandardAero will repair 501-K34 Turbine Engines used by the U.S. Navy surface…